A TOP level inquiry could be held after a ‘fake’ Togo team reportedly played an international football match against Bahrain.

Despite winning only 3-0, Bahrain claimed they were surprised by the poor quality of the Togolese team with victorious coach Josef Hickersberger describing the match in Riffa as ‘boring’ and ‘a wasted opportunity’.

It appears that the Togolese Football Federation sent a letter listing a 20-member Togo team, including each player’s passport number and date of birth, but that a completely different list of 18 players was provided by a team official a few minutes before the start of the match.

While Togo’s case is an unusual one it could still set a nasty precedent for inquiries – starting with the ‘fake’ England and Italy teams that took part in the World Cup in South Africa this summer.